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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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